Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)

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The Bundesadler (Federal Eagle) is the heraldic emblem and one of the principal national symbols of Germany, representing the country's sovereignty and state authority.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heraldic charge
national emblem
national symbol of Germany
adoptedBy Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany
adoptionYear 1950
appearsIn plenary hall of the German Bundestag
backgroundColor gold
belongsToSystem German national symbols
category Eagles in heraldry
German heraldry
color black
country Germany
designInfluencedBy Weimar Republic coat of arms
governmentUser Bundespräsident
Bundesrat
Bundesregierung
Bundestag
hasBodyPart head turned to the right (dexter)
open beak
outstretched wings
visible claws
historicalPrecursor Holy Roman Empire imperial eagle
Reichsadler
languageOfName German
legalStatus protected state symbol of Germany
literalMeaning Federal Eagle
nicknamed Fette Henne (for the large Bundestag eagle)
orientation displayed (frontal) eagle
regulatedBy Bekanntmachung über das Bundeswappen und den Bundesadler (1950)
German federal law
relatedSymbol Bundesflagge
linked to: flag of Germany

Deutschlandlied
German flag
represents sovereignty of Germany
state authority of Germany
scriptDirection heraldic right
symbolOf Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany

German federal institutions
German statehood
usedOn Bundesdienstflagge
Bundeswappen
German embassies and consulates signage
German euro coins (national side)
German federal government documents
German identity cards
German passports
coat of arms of Germany
official seals of German federal authorities

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Standard of the Chancellor of Germany designFeature Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Coat of arms of Germany associatedWith Bundesadler
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Standard of the President of Germany uses Bundesadler
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
BMEL emblem Bundesadler (Federal Eagle of Germany)
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Federal Court of Justice of Germany emblem Bundesadler (Federal Eagle of Germany)
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Federal Social Court of Germany emblemUsed Bundesadler (Federal Eagle of Germany)
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Bundesadler regulatedBy Bekanntmachung über das Bundeswappen und den Bundesadler (1950)
subject linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Bundesadler nicknamed Fette Henne (for the large Bundestag eagle)
subject linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Standarte des Bundeskanzlers designElement Bundesadler
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Standarte des Bundeskanzlers symbol Bundesadler
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Reichsadler modernForm Bundesadler
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Standarte des Bundespräsidenten emblem Bundesadler
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Service flag of Germany hasDesignElement Bundesadler
linked to: Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)